Author: Derek McKay

Gardening, Uncategorized

Thunderstorms- some severe cause damage in parts of Fillmore and Winona counties. Benefical non severe storms everywhere else.

Lightning over the skies of Rochester,Minnesota Friday Sept 2nd Thunderstorms developed and raced across the entire area early this morning, embedded in this was a line of severe storms that produced alot of wind damage first along and near the Iowa border in Mower County, then it spread and extended northeast across much of Fillmore …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Thursday Hot Temp report- Temps as warm as the upper 90s reported.

Hot Sultry conditions-looking North at Highway 52 into Northwest Rochester Today may be September 1st, but it didn’t feel like it! A extremely hot muggy airmass pushed into Southeastern Minnesota boasting temperatures 20 degrees above normal then for what is expected this time of year. The warm air built in from the west behind a …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Warming up tomorrow then short lived very hot weather Thursday-Mid 90s likely with 100.F heat indexs, then cooler with storm chances Friday.

Regional weather view. The main weather story in the Upper Midwest will be a late, short lived, but very strong hot airmass which will start to push into region, Friday. Very hot conditions will arrive in full swing on Thursday, when mid 90 to 100.F temperatures are possible over much of Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, South …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Looking fairly nice end of weekend and start of next week with a chance of rain Tuesday.

Regional Weather View. Dry pleasant weather will continue for the Upper Midwest Sunday, before a system will bring a small chance for scattered thunderstorms spotty throughout the region Monday, but especially Tuesday. Temperatures will be seasonal. Local weather view. Locally we can expect another dry day Sunday, it will feature partly cloudy skies with highs …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Strong storms hit last night 50+ MPH winds reported- some areas, with good doses of rain, depending on where you were.

Radar Image of total rainfall. Strong storms hit the area early this morning around 4:30 to 5AM, storms developed into a line that pushed across the entire area and brought heavy rain, some places got near if not over and inch of rain, while others saw barely anything. Along with the rain came some very …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Dry Monday then a better chance of rain Tuesday before turning hot and humid Wednesday- Updated X1

Regional Weather Conditions Tuesday a warm front pushing in from the west will ignite a chance of thunderstorms across the region, but best chances will be in Minnesota and Northern Iowa and Western Wisconsin, where there is a chance for severe storms. Wednesday, southern Minnesota and Wisconsin southward will be in hot and humid, but …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Don’t forget to water those street trees- increasingly dry conditions across Southeast Minnesota.

Maples planted along the street near 2nd Av SW in West Downtown Rochester,MN August 20th 2011 This is a post reminder people in Southeast Minnesota to water street trees along with ones in their yards. Cities across Southeastern Minnesota plant trees along the sides of streets to beautify roadways and residential areas, this is true …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Warm & Sunny Thurs, then Chance at storms Friday, then only small chance at storms Sat with plently of sun.

SE Minnesota-Regional Weather View Note: There have been changes to my regional map besides a slight shift south, I’ve also added cities, and my hometown Clayton is represented as a green ( * ) mark, and is shown out of respect and for my family. A weather pattern that is sunny one day, then a …